The world of 3D printing is in luck. The COBOD company, a specialist in 3D printers that build buildings, has printed in less than a day a school where hundreds of young people will be able to study in Malawi.
This company already has a history in this sector, as it was the first in the world to build one-, two- and three-story flats in Europe. They were also in charge of making a wind turbine thanks to a 3D printer.
In record time
It only took 18 hours to print, which is considered high speed. This is great news for the country and for all the families that will benefit from the construction of this new school.
The building has dimensions of 56 square meters and what characterizes this printer model is that it can make concrete blocks of about ten meters in length and width by another three in height.
This educational center has been operating since June 21, of which the country’s education director is impressed. In general, on the African continent there is a great lack of schools, there are even floating ones.
Specifically, in Malawi there are about 36,000 classes missing, which could be built in about 70 years with traditional technology, which is obviously not feasible. However, thanks to the technology provided by 3D printers, this deficit could be remedied in less than a decade.
The importance of education
It is a building with a structure that is very impressive both for the way it is designed and for the entire time it will be in the country, as well as being a great novelty. None of the young students has been able to count on an educational building of these characteristics before in their lives, which will make many of these boys and girls go back to their studies.
It is expected that with this technology a solution can be found to something that is very necessary and important in the life of any person, especially from such a young age. The responsible company wants to emulate this for the African continent and plans are already underway in countries such as Zimbabwe and Kenya. Also on the island of Madagascar, a project to build a school is planned thanks to a 3D printer, but from another company.
This shows that 3D printers have a domestic use and we can make use of them from our homes to manufacture practically what we want, but you can always go one step further and help people thanks to this technology in which companies and companies collaborate. companies that just want a better world.